Hollendorfer LLC, Pearl Racing and West Point Thoroughbreds’ Gunmetal Gray trailed in the early going of Saturday’s $100,702 Sham Stakes (G3) at Santa Anita, but circled horses on the turn to reach contention and then ran past the field in the final furlong to score by a length. He’s the fourth OBS graduate to win the Sham Stakes. Goldencents (June ’12) won the 2013 renewal, followed by Calculator (April ’14) in 2015 and Collected (March ’15) a year later. It’s the first stakes win for the 3-year-old colt by Exchange Rate, second in Santa Anita’s American Pharoah (G1) in September. Now 5-2-1-0 with earnings of $217,200 for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer, he was purchased for $225,000 out of the Brick City Thoroughbreds consignment at the 2018 OBS March Sale after turning in an Under Tack eighth in :10 1/5. watch his under tack video
OBS graduates posted a pair of stakes wins at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
LRE Racing LLC and JEH Racing Stable LLC’s Casa Creed stalked the pace in the $100,000 Kitten’s Joy Stakes, fought to take the lead in deep stretch then held off a late charge by fellow OBS graduate Henley’s Joy (April ’18) and beat him by a neck. It’s the first stakes victory for the 3-year-old colt by Jimmy Creed, purchased for $15,000 out of the Janie Roper consignment at the 2017 Winter Mixed Sale. Trained by Bill Mott, he’s now 5-2-0-0 and has earned $111,408 to date.
e Five Racing Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables LLC’s Seismic Jolt turned in an Under Tack quarter in :20 4/5 before he was sold for $800,000 by Ocala Stud at the 2018 April Sale. After breaking his maiden in December at Gulfstream, the 3-year-old colt by Kantharos stepped into Saturday’s $75,000 Limehouse Stakes, took command on the turn and cruised home from there to a 3-1/2 length victory. Now 4-2-1-0 for trainer David Fawkes, he has earned $90,170. watch his under tack video
Karl Pergola’s Woman At the Well led all the way to win the $65,000 Bold Ego Handicap at Sunland Park on Sunday, racing wide on the turn and then drawing away down the stretch to score by 4-1/4 lengths. It’s the second stakes win for the 4-year-old Florida-bred daughter of Old Fashioned, trained by Martin Weston, now 9-5-1-1 with $143,290 in earnings. The two time OBS graduate went through the ring at the 2016 August Yearling Sale and then was purchased for $55,000 out of the Bobby Jones Equine consignment at the 2017 March Sale after an Under Tack eighth in :10 2/5. watch her under tack video